The Peregrine lunar lander has five main engines with 12 thrusters, with the fuel being “… a proven hydrazine derivative, Mono-Methyl-Hydrazine (MMH), as the fuel.

A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon.

During the press conference with Intuitive Machines and NASA officials, the Houston-based company revealed that its 14-foot-tall (4.3 meters) Nova-C class lunar lander is on its side, at about a ...